Data as of .
JEPQ vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
JEPQ and KIQQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and KIQQ hold 58% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | KIQQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.68% | 8.90% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.83% | 8.20% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.58% | 5.14% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.90% | 6.17% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.67% | 4.50% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.39% | 3.19% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.38% | 3.31% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.16% | 2.76% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 1.79% | 2.37% |
| Intel Corp. | 1.62% | 2.66% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.89% | 1.58% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.34% | 2.00% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in KIQQ |
|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.05% | +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.14% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.14% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% |
| BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.14% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.90% |
| Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 1.11% |
| ASML Holding NV 1.13% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 0.85% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPQ | KIQQ | JEPQ | KIQQ | JEPQ | KIQQ | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | −3.2% | 3.3% | 1.9% | +4.1 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +11.9% | 6.7% | 4.5% | −9.2 pts | −12.3 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −3.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +73.0% | not published | 37.2% | not published | −25.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +91.7% | +6.0% | 49.2% | 5.8% | −33.0 pts | −9.9 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | KraneShares |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.6% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +15.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −9.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1598 days | 254 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $3m |
JEPQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.6%, paid monthly.
KIQQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or KIQQ?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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